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T & T rout Eagles

Posted by ARUN KUMAR.B On 9:34 PM 0 comments
The west Indians Complete Group Engagements In Style

Hyderabad: With their place in the last Four of the Champions League Twenty20
secure, Trinidad and Tobago threw caution to the winds and the sparse crowd at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium got their money's worth of power hitting while the West Indian outfit cruised to an imposing 213 or four and laid low the Eagles' challenge my 24 runs. In a calculated assault that res breathtaking as it was brutal - at least one shot gnarl screamed past umpire Amish ships s head-T&T posted by far the best total of the tournament, eclipsing Cape Cobras’ 193 for four against Otago Volts at the same venue and restricted the Eagles to 189 for five.
Dillon du Preez would want to forget his last over and the 19th of the innings in a hurry with which the Trinidadians Carted him for 27 runs as Navin Stewart (33 no, 11b, 3x4, 3x6) continued the trend set by the top order.
William Perkins and Adrian Barath were like a house on tare and even when the former fell for 35 (25b, 3x4, 3x6) the latter realized 76 runs for the second wicket with Lendl Simmons in just 29 deliveries. Playing his first match of the tournament, Barath raced along to 63 (41b, 4x4, 4x6) and with Simmons (40, 25b, 6x4, 1x6) playing an equally deft hand, the stage was set for Kieron Pollard to rub it in. He cracked 23 (13b, 1x4, 2x6) and even though he succumbed in the 18th over, his team did not waste the frenetic start - they were 147 for two in 15 overs-and added 66 more runs in the last five overs.

Having started the match with a run- rate of 1.107, the Eagles needed a Vega big win if they were to pip New South Wales to the other semifinal spot from this league, which in the event was not to be.

The Eagles, though, were not the ones to go down without a fight. Riley Roussouw rocketed to 44 (19b, 5x4, 3x6) skipper Boeta Dippenaar (33, 19b, 4x4, 1x6) realized 58 for the fourth wicket along with Dillon du Preez but the task was imposing as it was impossible on the day Eagles needed 73 runs from the last five overs but with Pollard striking, crucial blows rto snuff out the Eagles. Having toppers League A, Trinidad & Tobago play the second-placed team in League B air either Cobras or Bushrangers in the second semifinal on October 22.
Hyderabad: With their place in the last Four of the Champions League Twenty20
secure, Trinidad and Tobago threw caution to the winds and the sparse crowd at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium got their money's worth of power hitting while the West Indian outfit cruised to an imposing 213 or four and laid low the Eagles' challenge my 24 runs.

Ross feels 'at home' in Bangalore

Posted by ARUN KUMAR.B On 5:50 AM 0 comments
Bangalore: The darling of fans, Ross Taylor, once again lived up to the expectations with a hurricane knock laced with massive hits in RCB'S final match in the Champions League T20, as they knocked out Delhi Daredevils.

Despite his man of the match exploits against Daredevils on Saturday the Kiwi was sad that his team crashed out. “we are disappointed that we couldn't make it to the next stage. It is a funny thing that if we had two points, we would have progressed. But that's the way cricket goes. It is a bit sad that none of the IPL teams is in the semifinals,'' said the right-handed batsman.

However, the New Zealand batting mainstay was sure that the crowd enjoyed his pyrotechnics to the core.

“In New Zealand, cricket is a small game and you don't have much support from the public. But here it's amazing and you feel at home. I hope we have presented them a good Diwali gift by winning the matched Taylor said.

The middle-order batsman also praised South African spinner Roelof van der Merwe and Former India captain Anil Kumble for their deeds in the winning cause, particularly Merwe for dismissing dangerman 0 Vireder Sehwag.

Daredevils skipper Gautam Gambhir, however, felt that apart from the slowmen, Taylor too contributed in a big way in the lop-sided contest.

''He (Taylor) took the game away from us. The way Anil and van der Merwe bowled, we couldn't put up a good total. We were going good but they bowled really well to restrict us on a good pitch. I thought 138 was not even par for the course,” quipped the India opener.

Gambhir also admitted that the team badly missed the services Daniel Vettori and dazzling top-order batsman AB de Villiers
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